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I picked this blend up in New Zealand. It has been one of my oasis teas at work. I brought the last bag home so I could do a proper review, but instead ended up drinking it all with a yummy caramel/chocolate loaf thing that I brought back from NZ (this: http://www.loaf.co.nz/catalogue/page/browse/all/gooey-caramel). So I don’t have detailed notes, but I do have some great memories. This tea has a great vanilla scent and flavor, even though it’s artificial. A splash of honey or rice milk really takes it over the top. Yet another reason to find a way to get back!
I had high hopes for this tea as I love feijoas. But it’s just a supermarket tea with only 1% feijoas in the ingredients and some “nature identical” flavours. The taste is very artificial to me and not like feijoa at all. Tried mixing it with Healtheries blueberry green tea (1 bag of each in a cup) but no improvement, just a stronger artificial taste. I take a lesson from this to only buy real tea from a tea shop.
Flavors: Artificial
I picked this up on sale during the last supermarket run as an impulse purchase and wow! Colour me surprised at the outcome. It’s really really delicious! Whenever hibiscus or rosehips are in a tea, I usually find they overpower everything, but I’m not tasting them very much in this tea at all. Mainly getting Tangerine, Orange, and berry. As with a lot of fruit teas, it smells absolutely amazing. The taste matches the smell too, which have never found when it comes to tisanes. I love that it’s caffeine free as well, as I’ve been missing something to drink before bed.
It says on the box that it’s made using imported ingredients from Germany. I’m wondering if it’s the large German tea manufacturer that a lot of brands (David’s Tea, Adagio, Zen etc) use for a lot of their teas. I’m hoping so, as it would be nice to have something that’s decent quality for less than the usual $16 per small bag here.
I’ll definitely be keeping this in my cupboard and be trialing other flavours!
Preparation
I was unaware that DT sourced their teas elsewhere? I was pretty sure that they developed them themselves, though I could be incorrect.
To be fair, I also could be incorrect as I do not have first hand knowledge of where DT gets their stock. I am under the impression though that at least some (if not all, I honestly have no idea and am not privy to any of the inner workings there) of DT’s products are sourced from the German company, as that is what I have heard from tea industry insiders. I’m not saying they don’t reblend, make additions, etc. Should probably mention that I was not meaning to paint them in a negative light by including them above.
Haha, fair enough! There are definitely some similarities between teas from different companies that make me wonder. I wish companies would just be straightforward about it.
So do I, but they do sell more tea that way. I found the name of the company and pulled up their catalog, should you wish to browse and see what you think for yourself :) I found it interesting either way. http://www.wollenhaupt.com/fileadmin/media/pdf/Katalog%202012_englisch.pdf
Lots of online companies do source that way but I’m 99% sure DavidsTea isn’t one of them
(the reason I say that is from a chat with customer service – they have relationships with various suppliers and tea estates which uphold fair ethical standards/fair trade certified, etc)
(blends of course they blend themselves!)
Maybe it’s because I’m not really a green tea drinker, but I couldn’t taste the strawberry at all. For a cheap bag tea, it’s pretty mild and enjoyable, though I’d rather have a cup of peppermint if the water’s already boiled.
